Von der Leyen welcomes Trump's pause on tariffs: "It's an important step."

Brussels' reaction to Donald Trump's decision It didn't take long. Just hours after the US administration's latest twist, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued a statement welcoming the White House's halt to the tariff escalation and asserting that it is "an important step toward stabilizing the global economy." In this regard, the head of the EU executive once again extends her hand to Trump and insists that the European Union "remains committed to negotiating constructively with the United States.

" "I advocate for a zero-for-zero tariff agreement," the European Commission President notes in this statement, issued early this morning. She does, however, take the opportunity to poke fun at the Republican administration, reminding it that for international trade and distribution chains, it is "essential" that the rules of the game be "clear and predictable." Along the same lines, Spanish President Pedro Sánchez also sees the US decision to halt the tariff war against the EU as "a door to negotiation.



" In statements from Vietnam on his trip through Southeast Asia that will take him to China tomorrow, the socialist leader reiterated that the tariffs initially proposed by Donald Trump are unfair and unjustified. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk also made a similar statement on Wednesday night via the social network X, urging the EU president to "safeguard close transatlantic relations" and "make the most of the additional 90 days" that the New York tycoon has given them. [ ].